7. Clerical mistakes in judgments or orders, or errors arising therein from any accidental slip or omission, may at any time be corrected by the Court or a Judge in chambers on motion or summons without an appeal. Order 27 Default of Pleadings 1. If the plaintiff, being bound by these Rules or an order of Court or a Judge in chambers to file a statement of claim, does not file it within the time allowed for that purpose, the defendant may, at the expiration of that time, apply to the Court or a Judge in chambers to dismiss the action with costs, for want of prosecution and on hearing that application, the Court or Judge may, if no statement of claim has been filed, order the action to be dismissed accordingly or may make such other order on such terms as the Court or Judge thinks just. 2. (1) If the plaintiff s claim be only for a debt or liquidated demand and the defendant does not, within the time allowed by these Rules or an order of Court or a Judge in chambers for that purpose, file a defence, the plaintiff may, at the expiration of such time, apply for final judgment for the amount claimed, with costs. (2) In actions by a moneylender or an assignee for the recovery of money lent by a moneylender or the enforcement of any agreement or security relating to any such money, judgment shall not be entered in default of defence except in accordance with the provisions of Order 14 rule 9 of these Rules. 3. When in any action for a debt or liquidated demand there are several defendants, if one of them makes default as mentioned in rule 2(l) of this Order, the plaintiff may, subject to rule 2(2) of this Order, have final judgment entered against the defendant so making default, and issue execution upon that judgment without prejudice to his right to proceed with his action against the other defendants. 4. Where the plaintiff's claim against a defendant is for unliquidated, damages only, then, if that defendant makes default in pleading, the plaintiff may, after the expiration of the period fixed as aforesaid, for service of defence, have judgment entered against that defendant for damages to be assessed by the Court and costs and may proceed with the action against the other defendants, if any. 5. Where the plaintiff's claim against the defendant relates to the detention of goods only, then, if the defendant makes default in pleading, the plaintiff may, after the expiration of the period fixed as aforesaid for service of the defence, have entered either judgment(a) against the defendant for the delivery of the goods or their value to be assessed by the Court and costs; or (b) for the value of the goods to be assessed by the Court and costs, and in either case he may proceed with the action against the other defendants, if any. 6. (1) Where the plaintiff's claim against a defendant is for the possession of land only, then, if the defendant makes default in pleading, the plaintiff may, after the expiration of the period fixed as aforesaid for service of the defence and on producing a certificate by his legal practitioner or (if he sues in person) an affidavit, stating that he is not claiming any relief in the action of the nature of mortgage action, have judgment entered for possession of the land as against the defendant and for costs and proceed with the action against the other defendants, if any. (2) Where there are more than one defendant, judgment entered under this rule shall not be enforced against any defendant unless and until judgment for the possession of the land has been entered against all the defendants. 7. Where the plaintiff makes against a defendant two or more of the claims mentioned in rules 2 to 6 of this Order, and no other claim, then if the defendant fails to serve a defence on the plaintiff, the plaintiff may, after the expiration of the period fixed as aforesaid for service of the defence, have entered against the defendant such judgment in respect of each such claim as he would be entitled to under those Rules if that were the only claim made and proceed with the action against the other defendants, if any. 8. (1) Where the plaintiff makes against a defendant or defendants a claim of a description not mentioned in rules 2 to 6 of this Order, then if the defendant or all the defendants (where there are more than one) fails or fail to serve a defence on the plaintiff, the plaintiff may, after the expiration of the period fixed as aforesaid for service of the defence, apply to the Court for judgment and on the hearing of the application, the Court shall give such judgment as the plaintiff appears entitled to on his statement of claim.

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